Balancing training footwear

ABSTRACT

A method and apparatus for footwear that may be used for balance training or muscle strengthening, particularly, for example, in the game of golf. The footwear includes a sole having a toe portion and a heel portion, each of the toe and heel portions including an upper surface and a lower surface. The toe and heel portions may form an integrates sole and/or a coupling mechanism may be provided that adjustably couples the toe portion to the heel portion. At least one of the toe portion and heel portion includes an angled edge adjacent to the lower surface that allows pivoting of the footwear in a forward pivot direction, a backward pivot direction and/or a side cant direction. The footwear may be a sandal having straps for being worn over a shoe and/or may be incorporated into a sole during the manufacture of a shoe.

FIG. 1 is a top plan view showing the new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof, and noting that theright side elevational view is a mirror of the left side;

FIG. 4 is another left side elevational view thereof showing the balancetraining footwear following a positional adjustment for a differentsize;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a side elevational view showing the balancing trainingfootwear in a position when being worn.

The broken lines shown in the drawings illustrate portions ofenvironmental structure and form no part of the claimed design.

CLAIM The ornamental design for balance training footwear, as shown anddescribed.